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JUN-HUI PARK

JUN-HUI PARK

Ph.D.
Cheongju-si

Summary

Dedicated researcher with about 10 years of experience advancing knowledge in Dendrochronology and Wood anatomy. Skilled in designing, conducting, and communicating complex research, with expertise in tree-ring width analysis, sectioning with microtome, monitoring cambial activity, and wood identification.

Holds a Master's and Ph.D. degree in wood science and technology from Chungbuk National University, Republic of Korea. Significant projects in tree-ring chronology and xylogenesis have been successfully managed as a researcher at the Tree-Ring Research Center (TRRC).

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Researcher

Tree-Ring Research Center
01.2020 - Current
  • Climate change ecosystem monitoring in national parks
  • Precision dendrochronological analysis of pine trees damaged by resin collection
  • Analysis of wood properties and tree-ring growth characteristics of major pine trees throughout Korea
  • Collection of certified wood samples and establishment of a database of wood surface and anatomical images
  • Basic research for the establishment of a standard chronology of the Silla era in Gyeongju
  • Reconstruction of regional precipitation over the last 400 years using oxygen isotope (δ18O) dendrochronology from living trees and archaeological wood
  • Investigation and analysis of the growth reduction and degeneration of pine trees due to forest disturbance
  • Changes in wood cell characteristics of pine in open top chamber (OTC) according to carbon dioxide concentration

Senior Researcher

National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF) Project
09.2023 - 08.2024

Project title: Assessment of the adaptability on subalpine shrubs to climate change using dendroanatomy

Research Assistant

Korea National Park Research Institute
03.2022 - 11.2022
  • Climate change ecosystem monitoring in national parks

Research Assistant

Tree-Ring Research Center
03.2017 - 12.2019
  • Establishment of oxygen isotope dendrochronology and comparative study between tree species for paleoclimate reconstruction
  • Development of conservation and restoration technology for Korean fir (Abies Koreana) forests on Mt. Halla
  • Analysis service for tree ring width and oxygen isotopes of evergreen conifers in subalpine areas of national parks
  • Climate change ecosystem monitoring in national parks (cambial activity monitoring of conifers)
  • Scientific dating and wood species identification of Buddhist wooden sculptures
  • Precision dendrochronological analysis of pine trees damaged by resin collection
  • Analysis of wood properties and tree-ring growth characteristics of major pine trees throughout Korea

Intern

National Research Institute Cultural Heritage
01.2017 - 02.2017
  • Wood species identification of artifacts
  • Conservation treatment of wooden armor

Education

Ph.D. - Forest Science

Chungbuk National University
Cheongju-si, South Korea
04.2001 -

Master of Science - Forest Science

Chungbuk National University
Cheongju-si, South Korea
04.2001 -

Research Training - Quantitative Wood Anatomy Using ROXAS

Centre of Studies of Alpine Environment
San Vito Di Cadore, Italy
04.2001 -

Research Training - Measuring Stable Oxygen Isotope Ratio in Tree Ring

Research Institute For Humanity And Nature
Kyoto, Japan
04.2001 -

Skills

Fieldwork experience

Laboratory techniques

Sectioning

Data analysis

Interests

Dendroanatomy

Cambial activity

Phenology

Tree physiology

Climatology

Publications

  • Seo, J. W., Jeong, H. M., Sano, M., Choi, E. B., Park, J. H., Lee, K. H., ... & Park, H. C. (2017). Establishing tree ring δ 18 O chronologies for principle tree species (T. cuspidata, P. koraiensis, A. koreana, Q. mongolica) at subalpine zone in Mt. Jiri National park and their correlations with the corresponding climate. Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology, 45(5), 661-670.
  • Seo, J. W., Kim, Y. J., Choi, E. B., Park, J. H., & Kim, J. H. (2019). Investigation of death years and inter-annual growth reduction of Korean firs (Abies koreana) at Yeongsil in Mt. Halla. Journal of the Korean Society of Environmental Restoration Technology, 22(3), 1-14.
  • Choi, E. B., Sano, M., Park, J. H., Kim, Y. J., Li, Z., Nakatsuka, T., ... & Seo, J. W. (2020). Synchronizations of tree-ring δ 18 O time series within and between tree species and provinces in Korea: a case study using dominant tree species in high elevations. Journal of Wood Science, 66, 1-11.
  • Choi, E. B., Kim, Y. J., Park, J. H., Park, C. R., & Seo, J. W. (2020). Reconstruction of resin collection history of pine forests in Korea from tree-ring dating. Sustainability, 12(21), 9118.
  • Park, J. H., Choi, E. B., Park, H. C., Lee, N. Y., & Seo, J. W. (2021). Intra-annual dynamics of cambial and xylem phenology in subalpine conifers at Deogyusan National Park in the Republic of Korea. Journal of Wood Science, 67, 1-10.
  • Seo, J. W., Choi, E. B., Park, J. H., Kim, Y. J., & Lim, H. I. (2021). The role of aging and wind in inducing death and/or growth reduction in Korean fir (Abies koreana Wilson) on Mt. Halla, Korea. Atmosphere, 12(9), 1135.
  • Yoo, H. J., Ju, J. D., Park, J. H., Shin, C. S., Eom, C. D., & Seo, J. W. (2021). Estimation of the optimal periods for planting and felling Larix kaempferi based on the period of its cambial activity. Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology, 49(5), 399-415.
  • Park, J. H., Choi, E. B., Jung, J., Kim, J. K., & Seo, J. W. (2023). The Inter-Annual Growth Characteristics of Rhododendron spp. Shrubs in Mt. Halla, Jeju Island, Korea Based on Their Tree Rings. Forests, 14(4), 716.
  • Park, J. H., Choi, E. B., Kim, Y. J., Yun, J. U., Kim, J. W., Myeong, H. H., & Seo, J. W. (2024). Investigating into the Death Years of Evergreen Conifers in Landslide Areas of Jirisan National Park and the Abrupt Growth Reduction During Their Living. Journal of the Korean Wood Science and Technology, 52(4), 319-330.
  • Seo, J. W., Choi, E. B., Park, J. H., Lee, Y. S., Lee, H. M., & Kim, E. S. (2024). Comparisons of tracheid lengths in Pinus densiflora Siebold & Zucc.: earlywood versus latewood and province versus province. Holzforschung, 78(8), 425-433.
  • Choi, E. B., Park, J. H., Sano, M., Nakatsuka, T., & Seo, J. W. (2024). Summer climate information recorded in tree-ring oxygen isotope chronologies from seven locations in the Republic of Korea. Frontiers in Forests and Global Change, 7, 1269346.

Timeline

Senior Researcher

National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF) Project
09.2023 - 08.2024

Research Assistant

Korea National Park Research Institute
03.2022 - 11.2022

Researcher

Tree-Ring Research Center
01.2020 - Current

Research Assistant

Tree-Ring Research Center
03.2017 - 12.2019

Intern

National Research Institute Cultural Heritage
01.2017 - 02.2017

Ph.D. - Forest Science

Chungbuk National University
04.2001 -

Master of Science - Forest Science

Chungbuk National University
04.2001 -

Research Training - Quantitative Wood Anatomy Using ROXAS

Centre of Studies of Alpine Environment
04.2001 -

Research Training - Measuring Stable Oxygen Isotope Ratio in Tree Ring

Research Institute For Humanity And Nature
04.2001 -
JUN-HUI PARKPh.D.